What’s that floating in my eye? When to worry about eye floaters

What’s that floating in my eye? When to worry about eye floaters

Stare off into a clear blue sky or at any blank surface for long enough, and you’ll notice them creeping across your vision. Translucent black or gray squiggles—sometimes shaped like rods or crescents, hooks or threads—that seem to drift on the surface of your eye, even changing position if you move your eyeball. Firstly, relax: yes, they’re really there (kind […]

Medicare data errors impede health equity efforts, OIG says

Medicare data errors impede health equity efforts, OIG says

Dive Brief: Inaccuracies and other limitations in Medicare enrollment data on race and ethnicity are hampering the agency’s ability to assess and combat health disparities among its 66 million beneficiaries, according to a new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General. The data contain more inaccuracies for people identified as American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic than for […]

Things To Consider When Buying The Best Sports Apparel For Yourself

Things To Consider When Buying The Best Sports Apparel For Yourself

21/06/2022, &nbsp &nbsp posted by Alanic Global Buying sports apparel can be daunting. With so many kinds to choose from, making the decision is always difficult. So, to make things easy for you, we list here, few things that you should absolutely consider, when buying any sports apparel for yourself. When you are a business owner looking for a private […]

Today Is the Longest Day of the Year and Sephora Is Offering Free Same-Day Delivery to Celebrate

Today Is the Longest Day of the Year and Sephora Is Offering Free Same-Day Delivery to Celebrate

Hello Summer solstice and good-bye waiting-to-ship—courtesy of our friends over at Sephora, who just announced its first-ever promo to celebrate the longest day of the year, as well as the official start of summer. Scheduled for today, Tuesday, June 21, Sephora is inviting customers to “maximize the day” and stock up on favorites with FREE Same-Day Delivery. The offer applies to all orders […]

Watch: She Almost Died. The $250K Debt Took Their House.

Watch: She Almost Died. The $250K Debt Took Their House.

June 21, 2022 Cindy Powers needed 19 surgeries over the course of five years for abdominal problems and life-threatening infections. “I knew of at least three times where she died on the operating table and they had to restart her heart,” her husband, Jim Powers, told investigative consumer correspondent Anna Werner on the CBS Evening News. Cindy’s illnesses led to […]

Summer book recommendations & style inspiration from Fleur Sinclair (owner of Sevenoaks Bookshop) — That’s Not My Age

Summer book recommendations & style inspiration from Fleur Sinclair (owner of Sevenoaks Bookshop) — That’s Not My Age

Fleur Sinclair photographed by Claire Pepper On a sunny, midweek morning, Sevenoaks Bookshop is buzzing with customers, helpful friendly staff and a busy coffee shop. Like a miniature version of Parnassus Books, there’s even a bookshop dog Tuppence (named after Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence). Could this be the perfect, local bookshop? – I wondered (aloud) when I arrived to […]

Medicare could save $3.6B buying generic drugs at Mark Cuban pharmacy’s prices: study

Medicare could save $3.6B buying generic drugs at Mark Cuban pharmacy’s prices: study

Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion in 2020 if it bought generic drugs at the prices paid by billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban’s drug company, according to a new study.   The study from researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, suggests inefficiencies in the way Medicare currently pays for […]

Insurers wrestle with proposed marketplace rule

Insurers wrestle with proposed marketplace rule

On-the-ground implementation Insurers on the forefront of the accreditation process speak to its operational requirements, especially where data collection is concerned, and the shifts in programming it can prompt. CalOptima, an Orange County insurer that provides coverage through Medi-Cal and serves 150,000 dual-eligible members, is working toward earning the health equity accreditation and has hired an outside consultant to help […]